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Europe » Italy » Sicily » Pozzallo July 18th 2010

Clodia was the name of the ferry who brought me from Cagliari to Napoli with a delay of 2,5 hours. Clodia has been beautifull probably in her youth , over 50 years ago,but was too big and old now for the few passengers.Only the garage fully loaded with trucks was important for her. To reach Clodia as pedistrian you hald to walk under a terrible sun and avoid the truck traffick that was every where in the port. The sleeping chair I could choose was one that could carry my weight and was not too noisy. Before I went to the ferry I ate in the wrong restaurant also tables in the street next to the restaurant with the baldheaded waiter. Ordered Spaghetti carbonara and got something that looked like it but had some strange black ... read more
Lifeboats

Europe » Italy » Sicily » Pozzallo July 18th 2010

Saturday evening I arrived in Pozzallo. 250 km from Palermo, 12 hours incl 6 hours waiting at empty stations and 4 trains. Pozzallo station is small, empty and far from the village. I asked an old lady who arrived also by train if she knew my hotel Villa Margherita. She did not. If there were any taxis .Not at the station. Than she said something about machina and invited me in her old,dirty car. The lady only slightly older than her car started driving.Did not find it. Went to a travelagency who knew but was unable to get an taxi.Too late its already 8,30 pm.The lady wanted to bring me and on directions of the agency girl we did find it. The charm of an old man or the goodness of an even older lady? In ... read more




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